Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1531st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B73 5BT) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B73 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Cofield Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Goosemoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goosemoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodchurch Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Glebe Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goosemoor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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